Containers

Boxes, bags, glasses, cups – vessels as imagery.

songs

'Rock and Roll Music' (1964) is the earliest Beatles song to mention Containers, which goes on to appear on 17 in all.

Analysis

Song count per year

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period6 · 38%

Late10 · 63%

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	Jar
2	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	Cup
3	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Cup
4	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Bottle
5	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Bag
6	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	'Big brown bag inside a zoo'
7	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Bag, case
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8	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Glass
9	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Case
10	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	–	Bottle
11	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	Bag
12	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	Bag
13	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	Bag
14	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Cup, box
15	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	Bag
16	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Cup, box